A long apprenticeship is the most logical way to success. The only alternative is overnight stardom, but I can't give you a formula for that.

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.

People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.

You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.

We were a family who had come from nothing and now we had respect from French people of all sorts.

No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.

Only those are fit to live who do not fear to die; and none are fit to die who have shrunk from the joy of life and the duty of life. Both life and death are parts of the same Great Adventure.

Failure is not our only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of others.

In winter, I plot and plan. In spring, I move.

A man should look for what is, and not what he thinks should be.

When I was in college, I wanted to be involved in things that would change the world.

There is a candle in your heart, ready to be kindled. There is a void in your soul, ready to be filled. You feel it, don’t you?

Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue.

Crave for a thing, you will get it. Renounce the craving, the object will follow you by itself.

The number one problem that keeps people from winning in the United States today is lack of belief in themselves.

There are only 3 colors, 10 digits, and 7 notes; its what we do with them that's important.

Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.

We must have perserverence and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something.

We all have possibilities we don't know about. We can do things we don't even dream we can do.

The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.

First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, and then you win.